Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-17

property, especially above the Tenleytown road
.The sale OF the farm, Chevy Chase" he said, "for
petSs % new boom. rurtne rA interest IN Tits
class OF property was caused by the sale at pub
!ic auction, few weeks ago, q the Mason farm.
months, for $4,000. 1t consists Of over 200 acres
and was sold ior about $35, 600. cash. Following
tains seyenty-ix acres and brought $50 600, cash.
Then followed the sale OF nine acres adjoining for
$4,000 The pubic spirit shown by the owners OF
this class OF property In the improvements made In
,e % enlng OF streets and constructing and sod
ding terraces Is attracting pubic attention Ihere
mas been some feeling In real estate and financial
circles" said Mr.. Beall, "that the property In
which much speculation has been done will at
some future time be sacrificed by failure to meet
the deferred payments but such Is most posit vely
an az urd IDEA, as we can state from certain know-
edge. Very nearly all the places in that section
have been purchased for cash, or far above half
who purchased o. tract sIo with deferred nav.
ments at per cent, requested the parties to al
low low. the payments to be anticipated and was re-
1.-THE agreement OF salen continued Mr.. Beail,
"placed on ecord recently OF 600 worth OF city
property shows that while there has been tenn
porary lull In the city market, the undert0ne was
never more firm and strong. without considering
the question OF any Congressional action OF advan
tage 70 the District there are matters now assured
growth OF the city In population and fnanufactur-
Ing interests At the hayward the Government
foundry will employ nearly one thousand hands In
shops OF the railroad company, on three squares
purchased for that purpose, will add another
with wages ranging from s. TO IS per day.
Arrangements to build houses for the oc-
Of thus will be made
the new Naval Observatory will give employment
~ oLner sklilei necnanlcs for Years. The erection
ness activity In the building line, while the erection
OF the proposed Catholic University In the vicinity
OF the Soldiers Home will contribute to the busi-
ness Of the city. The completion OF the reclama-
ton OF the flats will add another great park OF
beauty and magnincence to the city, and II Con-
gress should provide for the Grant Memorial
bridge, and establish the Rock Creek Park, the e
will contribute greatly to the magnincence OF our
city, and Will take forever from speculative circles
large area OF land"
BUILDING AT rAKoNA PARK.
A number OF new houses are being erected at
Takoma Park, the suburban settlement OF WASH
ingtonians on the Metropolitan Branch OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Mrs. Cady, the
widow OF Col. Cady, who was the contractor under
use
USE She has removed from Rochester, n Y,
where her home has been, and will In the future
{. N. Heaton. Norman Brainard, Misses Hamlin,
W. Z. skinner, Alfred B. Dent and Joshua Sayre.
There are several other houses now going up, and
the total number Of cottages In this nourishing
little settlement Is sixty.
In the vicinity OF SILVER Spring, Just above Ia
ing spacious and handsome houses.
Mr. DUFFYs NEW HOUSE.
Mr.. o. E. Duffy is building handsome residence
for his own use the south side OF Massachusetts,
avenue, just east of 18th street. The house has a
frontage OF % feet aud Is four stories In height
The basement Is OF Hummelstown bruwn-sIone
and the SuperStructure press b. lex, with courses
OF ornamental nodded brick. A rounded bay
window extends to tie top OF the house and ter
inmates with O tower. There is a subbasement,
where the furnace Is located, which Is entirely
separated from the house. the entrance being from
the rear yard. In the basement there Is q Large
billiard room, which is wainscOted In ash, as the
basement hall is. The feature OF the parior floor
is the large saloon parOr 81 feet deep. The STAIR
case Is In the rear part Of the hall and the dining
room is spacious room, having a pleasant out
look on the grounds in the rear. The entire house
has a hardwood finish, ash and cherry being used.
Plate glass Is used In all the windows In the front
there is O high wainscOung. The rooms In the
upper floors are conveniently arranged. On the
rear OF the lot Mr.. Duffy has built stable which
will be connected with the house by electric bells
MANDATORY IN WEST WASHINGTON
4. L. Dent Co. are building, at the corner OF 32d
and X streets, West Washington, a large brick
structure. which will be used as q foundry in the
manufacture OF architectural irOn-work. This
building will be 60x120 feet, and the pattern-shop,
where will also be located the engine and boilers,
will be building 30x6O feet Workmen are now
engaged In laying the foundations of these puild-
tngs, and the manufacturing works will be In full
operation In the course OF q few months II the
enterprise proves to be success the present plant
will be greatly enlarged.